The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OPELoUsAs, La, Feb. l4th, 1887

A. Perrodin, D. P. Saizan, w. C. Gordon, E.
Dubnisson, S. Haas and L. Young.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
Pitre, Charles Pitre, Lastie Dupr6, Fremont
Fusillier. Lindor Jacco and Andre P. Auguste
were appointed to lay out road from Dali
court Ledoux at schoolhouse on the Opelou-
sas and Prairie Ronde road to the corner line
of Nolle Pitre and Diomel Durios lands as
prayed for in petition.
The petition of f. +, Stokes asking the
right to change the pnblc road from his
north line to his south line at his expense,
was on motion, granted, provided that the
new road be completed and accepted by the
road overseer, before the old road is closed.
The committee appointed to lay ont road
from the Vermlion crossing TO intersect the
Grand Coteau and Arnaudvile road made the
following report:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Parish of ST. Landry.
To the President and members of the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
At meeting of the commissioners, John o.
Richard, Joseph C. Spyrer, Joseph A: Sicily,
Andeole Landry, Adolphe Bourque. Felix Mil
ler aud John Miller. duly appointed on the
18th day of January, 1887, by your Hon. body,
to Law out a road from the Vermilion crossing
to intersect the Grand Coteau and Arna9d-
Vile road at Joseph c. Spyrers, of the width
of twenty-five feet, all of the said commission
ers having met and deliberated on the subject
embraced herein, it is ordered and determined
that road be laid out and is laid out as fol
lows, to-wit The center line of said road to
begin at point on Cross or Vermilion bayou
known as Stems crossing, to run thence south
along the west bank of said bayou distance
of about quarter OF a mile, through lands OF
George Green and Gus. Green, consent first
having been obtained thence west d distance
of sixteen acres, center line between lands OF
nd A toll O
north and Sicily on the south of said line;
thence south distance of three acres. center
line between lands of NJ. A. Sicily, John 0.
Richard and Joseph Fl. Meche, Nj. A. Sicily
and John o. Richard on the east and Joseph
H. Meche on the west of said center line;
thence west a distance of about eight acres,
center line between lands of Andeole Landry,
Louis Landry and Joseph H. Meche, A. Ian
dry and l.. Landry on the south and j. Fl. Me-
che on the north of said center line; thence
| south distance of about one acre and quar-
ter, center line between lands of Alfred Gull
beau and Louis Landry, Guilbeau on the west
and Landry on the east of said center line !;
| thence west distance of about three acres
| and quarter, center line between lands OF
| Alfred Gulbeau and Mrs. II. d. Meche, Gull
| beau on the north and Mrs. Meehe on the south
| of said center line; thence south distance OF
| about one and one-half acres center line be-
| tween lands of Emile Meyers and Mrs. H. ID.
Meche, Meyers on the west and Mrs. Meche on
the east of said center line; thence west a dis
| tance of about three quarters of an acre, cen
fer line through land of Emile Meyers, consent
| having been first obtained, land of Mey-
| ers on the north and south of said center line
| thence west distance of about four acres,
center line between lands of Emile Meyers
and Louis Landry, Meyers on the south and
Landry on the north of said center line; thence
north distance of about two acres, center line
between lands of Louis Landry and j. p. Stel'
! ly, Landry on the east and Sicily on the west
| of said center line :; thence west a distance OF
about five acres, center line between lands OF
Louis Landry and j. P. Sicily, Landry on the
north and Sicily on the south of said center
| line thence north distance of ten acres
center line between lands of Louis Landry
and Adolphe Sicily, Landry on the east and
Sicily on the west of said center line; thence
west distance of about eight acres, center
line between lands of T. T. Tarlton, Jack Shay
Adolphe Sicily, Francois Sicily and Mrs. Den
mis- Sicily, Tarlton and Shay on the north ant
A., T. and Mrs. D. Sicily on the south OF sale
center line; thence north distance of abou
sa& acres, center line between lands of Jacl
Shay or 7. T. Tarlton and land Of estate o
Mary T. Anderson, Shay or Iarlton on tn
east and estate of Mrs. M. T. Anderson on th
west of said center line; thence west die
tance of about eight acres or thirty-four yard
from bank of Prairie Basse coulee, center lin
between lands of Joseph Mouton and estate
Mary T. Anderson, Mouton on the north an
estate of M. T. Anderson on the south OF sal
| center line; thence north a distance OF tW
acres and a half, center line through land Q
aJoseph Mouton, without conseut-he lMouton
being present objected to right of way throug
his land-Mouton on the east and west OF Ger
/ ter line thence north q distance OF two and
half acres, center line through land OF MRS: =
P Marks, without consent-Mrs. Marks pein
represented by her son, j. P. Marks, obJecte
to right of way through said land-Mrs. Mark
: OH the east and west of said center line theme
north distance of two acres and hall, Gel
ter line through land of Mrs. FRANCOIS Moral
no opposition made, Mrs. Moran on the ca;
] and west of said center line-at this polt
we the commissioners entered into q compr
6 mise with Felix Miller, after assessing dan
ages. &C.. which might have been lncurre
J by laying out said road through his land on
j removing distractions, &C., from this sal
/ point distance OF twelve ana haiI acres
reach land of j. G. Spyrer, it was determine
and agreed by us that Twenty Dollars II
: right of way the distance of twelve and ma
acres length by twepty-six feet wide, MAXIM
about two acres, and Fifty-fve Dollars Il
furnishing and<erecting fence the length !,
twentv-fiye feet wide, the same to De pald 2
] the inhabitants, when on said conditions an
| considerations set forth Felix Miller opene
and removed obstructions and delivered rlgl
of way and after conclusion thereon VII
Miller, we proceeded to assess damag
> Of joseph Mouton and Mrs. j. B. Mark
Q We determined that at the rate of len ~
]. lars per acre would be fair compensation
: and said amount was offered through US
aaid Mouton and Marks, which they both r
: fused. We then proceeded to complete u
laying out of said road by beginning at y
: south end of the land purchased By us 1or :, u
use of. a public road, to run thence noftn
Hdiafance of twelve acres and o nall, cent
line to be twelve and a half feet from we y;
line Of yalsin Richard; thence north, q, dl dl
- tance of about two acres, connecting Win u
. . | Grand Cotean and Arnaudville road, cent
= line tiarough land of Jos. G. Spyrer, lana
j Spvrer on the east and west OF sald CENT \,
D line. We beg to state that the iands OF N, y
Mouton, Mrs Marks and Mrs. Moran are OPT
!, and unirnproved, and have been in that STA
y for MANY wears and are not liable to pe Q
: closed for many years to come; and TO ma
had laid out road as wished for Dy tne
narties to run at the west end of said lands
would have necessitated the crossing OF Pr'
rie Basse Goulee twice, and unless aliow
i two bridges, on said Coulee the read tnus y
u fo fbe nublic when water is high; hence
motive for not crossing said Couiee as
4 road ia laid out, we will have no GrouD
,ft cause or expense to build a bridge we ma
q briiloe an said coulee which will answer
= the road we have laid out and also 1or
:. road from Grand Coteau to Arnaudvfiie:
d We most Respectfully submit tnls ou1 :
s fook for favorable decision, and recomme
y road overseer be appointed as soon as pr
= ticable. er., roe1
= '.'''N John. o. Richard,
y Joseph C. SpyTer,
y Joseph Al. Sicily,
ss Andreol Landry,
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